Niger vs Uruguay: Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy

Niger
-76,029 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Uruguay
-71,436 rice milled equivalent
in 2019
Niger rank
158th
Uruguay rank
156th

Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy over time

  • Niger
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports -71,436 rice milled equivalent against -76,029 rice milled equivalent in Niger, a difference of 4,593 rice milled equivalent.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Uruguay ahead.

Niger ranks 158th and Uruguay ranks 156th of 179 countries.

Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 61,466 rice milled equivalent -40,277 rice milled equivalent 101,742 rice milled equivalent Niger
2000s 190,904 rice milled equivalent -21,019 rice milled equivalent 211,923 rice milled equivalent Niger
2010s 308,182 rice milled equivalent -41,036 rice milled equivalent 349,218 rice milled equivalent Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net food imports by crop - rice, paddy, Niger or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at -71,436 rice milled equivalent against -76,029 rice milled equivalent in Niger as of 2019.
What is the difference in net food imports by crop - rice, paddy between Niger and Uruguay?
4,593 rice milled equivalent, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Uruguay?
26 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2019.
How do Niger and Uruguay rank globally for net food imports by crop - rice, paddy?
Niger ranks 158th and Uruguay ranks 156th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data, published as Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net food imports by crop - Rice, paddy (rice milled equivalent)
Unit
rice milled equivalent
Source
FAOSTAT. Available at: http://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 7,665 data points, 1961–2019
Last refreshed

Net food imports are generated from FAOSTAT, taking Export level (tonnes) from the Import level (tonnes) [both under Trade: Crops and Livestock Products]. Net food imports are a proxy for the country's vulnerability to global food prices.